Day: January 15, 2018

By Jeff Miller : The economic calendar is normal, with a holiday-shortened week and some ongoing political worries. Competing with the Washington Circus will be Q417 corporate earnings reports. The former topics will have greater news interest, but investors should be digging into the earnings reports. The earnings story is always a tasty stew – expectations, results, differing measures, revenues,...
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Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. VAR is a designer and manufacturer of medical devices and software products for treating cancer. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 0.3% downward over the last 30 days. Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. UBA is the owner...
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We’re told that we’re supposed to sock away a portion of our paychecks rather than spend them in their entirety month after month, and thankfully, some folks out there are actually listening. In fact, last year, I reported that Americans are doing a better job of saving money — though we still have work to do as a whole. But...
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The title is a bit hyperbolic. There are lots of reasons to sell a stock — because it becomes too big in your portfolio, significant changes in the thesis, or simply because you need the money. The important thing is that you enter an investment with the intention to never sell. That mindset alone can make a world of difference...
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We see three key themes shaping economies and markets in 2018 : Room to run, inflation comeback and reduced reward for risk. The first focuses on our outlook for a steady expansion. The second calls for an inflation re-awakening in the U.S. and heralds monetary policy divergence. The third acknowledges 2017 will be a tough act to follow: Risk-taking may...
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What happened Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) , a leader in fuel-cell solutions, climbed 97% higher in 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . Besides the announcement of a deal with Amazon.com , investors found renewed confidence in the expansion of a relationship with Wal-Mart following a large stock purchase from one of the company’s insiders. So what...
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Social Security provides valuable benefits for tens of millions of Americans, and many more fully expect to take advantage of Social Security income in retirement or if they become disabled in the future. In exchange for their benefits, Americans pay payroll taxes on their wages, and the vast majority of workers have money taken out of every single paycheck that...
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What happened As an investor in potash stocks, you’d want to forget 2017. Except if you owned Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) . The lesser-known potash player trampled its larger peers Nutrien and Mosaic and jumped a staggering 128.8% last year. The fun part is, Intrepid’s run-up had little to do with the potash markets. It was more about salt, water,...
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Throughout 2017, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) looked as unbeatable as Mike Tyson during his heyday. The online retailer has grown despite the improved performance of some of its bigger rivals, and it made a smart move into brick-and-mortar by buying Whole Foods Market. What happened Through the first three quarters of its fiscal 2017, Amazon raised sales from $64 billion last...
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